Dual container with opener therefor.



n. H. WING. DUAL CONTAINER WITH OPENER THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 13. l9l8.

Patented Mar. 25,1919.

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N m F E STA ldfi ROSS HAMILTON WING, OF GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA.

DUAL CONTAINER WITH OPENER- THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 13, 1918. Serial No. 266,626.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ross HAMILTON WING, a subject of His Majesty King George V of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of Guelph, in the county of Wellington and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented a new or Improved Dual Container with Opener Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a dual container or box preferably but not necessarily of cylindrical form and consists of two adjacent containers with a central diaphragm located centrally and at, right angles to the side walls of the container thus dividing same into two compartments said diaphragm forming a common bottom to the two compartments which are then closed by lids in the usual manner. A double ended sliding opener rides upon the central ridge formed around the side walls of the container said ridge holding the diaphragm in place. the extreme/ends of said opener being folded over the upper edge of each container for the purpose of holding said opener in place on the side of the container.

I illustrate my invention by means of the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I. is a side view of my dual container showing the opener in place.

Fig. II. is a sectional elevation of the same showing the dividing diaphragm.

Fig. III. is a similar view to Fig. I. with the lids in place closing the containers. and

Fig. IV. is a plan of same, while Fig. V. is a sectional view of the sliding opener in place on the side of the container or containers.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the drawings.

The drawings indicate a cylindrical container but it will be readily understood that the same principle would apply equally to a rectangular container.

A. is the outer side walls of the container, which are creased on the inner sides for the purpose of holding the horizontal diaphragm G in position, thus forming the outer ridge or projection B upon which the opener D slides. The lids E of the compartments are of the usual construction and need no description.

The opener D is a diamond shaped piece of thin sheet with a crease or recess (d) across its center forming a saddle which rides on the ridge or projection B on the outside of the container. The extreme ends of the opener (d) are folded over the edges of each container under the lids of the same thus securing the opener D in operating position for each of the dual containers.

The dual container is preferably made of thin sheet metal but of course any other suitable substance may be used in the construction of my invention.

lVliat I claim is:

1. A dual container formed of a single receptacle divided by horizontal diaphragm placed therein at right angles to the side walls thereof forming two compartments each of which is closed by a separate lid, and an externally centrally located double ended opener for said lids.

2. In combination with a dual container, an externally, centrally located bead on said container, a lid opener comprising a diamond shaped piece of metal provided with a central, transverse groove slidable on said bead, the extreme ends of said opener being folded over and clasping the upper edges of the inner walls of each container, and lids for the top and bottom of the container overlying the above mentioned opener.

ROSS HAMILTON WING.

Witn esses Knnnirrn MACLEAN, CLARA HANLON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G."

Patented Mar. 25, 1919. 

